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Assault on Germany

by Ken Ford
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The author of A Luftwaffe General gives a detailed history of the Allied forces’ brutal Operation Clipper during World War II.
The Anglo-American battle for the Geilenkirchen salient in November, 1944, was infantry warfare at its worst, and it is described in vivid detail in this new edition of Ken Ford’s classic study. The onset of winter saw the Allied advance from the Normandy beaches forced to a halt on Germany’s doorstep. The clock had been put back to the days of the Great War—the Allies had arrived at the Siegfried Line and were forced to attack the fortifications from the hell of the trenches.
Geilenkirchen was the first battle on German soil to be fought by the British since Minden in 1759. For them, it was just one more battle on the way to Berlin, but for the American 84th Division, it was a first faltering step into war and a bitter lesson in the attrition and savagery of combat. The story is told by the men who were there—the British, the Americans, and the Germans who were fighting desperately for their homeland. Neither side was victorious—both lost more men than they could afford and paid a heavy price in young lives for a few miles of ground.
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Publisher: Pen & Sword Books

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  • Release date: January 24, 2020

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History Reference Military Nonfiction

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The author of A Luftwaffe General gives a detailed history of the Allied forces’ brutal Operation Clipper during World War II.
The Anglo-American battle for the Geilenkirchen salient in November, 1944, was infantry warfare at its worst, and it is described in vivid detail in this new edition of Ken Ford’s classic study. The onset of winter saw the Allied advance from the Normandy beaches forced to a halt on Germany’s doorstep. The clock had been put back to the days of the Great War—the Allies had arrived at the Siegfried Line and were forced to attack the fortifications from the hell of the trenches.
Geilenkirchen was the first battle on German soil to be fought by the British since Minden in 1759. For them, it was just one more battle on the way to Berlin, but for the American 84th Division, it was a first faltering step into war and a bitter lesson in the attrition and savagery of combat. The story is told by the men who were there—the British, the Americans, and the Germans who were fighting desperately for their homeland. Neither side was victorious—both lost more men than they could afford and paid a heavy price in young lives for a few miles of ground.
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History Reference Military Nonfiction
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    Publisher:
    Pen & Sword Books

    Kindle Book
    Release date: January 24, 2020

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9781844687480
    File size: 6750 KB
    Release date: January 24, 2020

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9781844687480
    File size: 6750 KB
    Release date: January 24, 2020

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    English